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A Gaza doctor went to work. Hours later, her children’s bodies arrive

Paula Hancocks

By Paula Hancocks and Paula Hancocks, CNN

Published 10:41 PM EDT, Sun May 25, 2025

<p>Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza.</p><p>Hours later, the bodies of seven children arrived at the hospital, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. They were Dr. Najjar’s own children. The bodies of two more of her children – a 7-month-old and a 12-year-old who authorities presume to be dead – remain missing.</p>

A Gaza doctor went to work. Hours later, her children’s bodies arrive

Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza.

Hours later, the bodies of seven children - most of them badly burned - arrived at the hospital, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

They were Dr. Najjar’s own children, killed in an Israeli strike on her home. The bodies of two more of her children – a 7-month-old and a 12-year-old who authorities presume to be dead – remain missing.

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<p>Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza.</p><p>Hours later, the bodies of seven children arrived at the hospital, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. They were Dr. Najjar’s own children. The bodies of two more of her children – a 7-month-old and a 12-year-old who authorities presume to be dead – remain missing.</p>

A Gaza doctor went to work. Hours later, her children’s bodies arrive

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